Job 22:17
who said to God, 'Depart from us;'and, 'What can the Almighty do for us?'
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
In Context
16who were snatched away before their time,whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
18Yet he filled their houses with good things,but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Cross References
Job 21:10Their bulls breed without fail.Their cows calve, and do not miscarry.
Psalms 4:6Many say, "Who will show us any good?"Lord, let the light of your face shine on us.
Malachi 3:14You have said, 'It is vain to serve God;' and 'What profit is it that we have followed his instructions, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts?
Matthew 8:34And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.
Matthew Henry on Job 22:16-21
Judgments Executed on the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? 16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: 17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them? 18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 19 The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn. 20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire… Read the whole commentary →